Orientation
~e ago a well-known author introduced his latest book with
i \"Whv another book on spiritual gifts?\" I ask a similar
ly another book on the Holy Spirit? Much excellent material
itten on this topic， and yet I have noticed a thirst for more.
~aan university professor and Lutheran theologian ltchnut
koted from British Baptist Charles Spurgcon， who bcgan a
ae Holy Spirit by saying， \"I have selected a topic upon whicll
lifficult to say anything which has not been often said before:
eme is of the highest importance， it is good to dwell upon it
nd even if we bring forth only old things and nothing more，
se to put you in remembrance of them.\" Over the past year
$0 or 40 books about the Holy Spirit， as well as surveying at
we. Some have been deep theological theses witll words that
rching dictionaries in a half dozen languages. ()thcrs have
devotional， bringing mc to mv knees to open my heart
or the blessings of the Spirit. A fc~ have bccn argumentative，
d ax to grind. These sometimes left me feeling perplexed and
raged.
:empting to steer a course through these various approaches
:t I have not tried to compete with the depth and breadth ()t
s on this topic by such recognized authorities as R. A. Torrcy，
:ray， and L. E. Froom， to name a few.
ray discussions of the Holy Spirit throughout the past year
of church leaders， pastors， and lay members in eight ()r nine
mmber of specific needs and questions have arisen， such as:
we have study guides on this topic? Arc there some recent
! the working of the Holy Spirit? Why don t wc really know.
rit as a person rather than a theory or a topic? How can wc
:tremes of emotionalism and cold negativism? What is the
nce that a person has been filled with the ttoly Spirit?\"
f these and many similar questions 1 detect an earnest desire
~dcrstanding of the Holy Spirit in various and sometimes
laces. While I was conducting a Holy Spirit Fellowship for
vmivcrsiW campus a number of students expressed regret
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